WHO/WHAT:                            Verizon employees will
                                         participate in the "Stand Up.
                                         Step Out. End Domestic
                                         Violence." walk on Monday,
                                         October 27.  This is just one of
                                         the many activities Verizon has
                                         participated in for National
                                         Domestic Violence Awareness
                                         Month (NDVAM).

                                        During the event, Verizon will
                                         present a total of $60,000 in
                                         grants to the Family Place,
                                         Ladder Alliance, Community
                                         Enrichment Center and the Irving
                                         Police Department Victim
                                         Services Unit.  The donations
                                         are intended to help the
                                         organizations further their
                                         mission of providing shelters
                                         and prevention programs year-
                                         round to reduce domestic
                                         violence.  Verizon believes that
                                         the efforts go beyond NDVAM.

                                        Statistics show that one in every
                                         four women and one in seven men
                                         will experience domestic
                                         violence in their lifetimes.
                                         Moreover, an estimated 3 million
                                         children in the U.S. fall victim
                                         to abuse each year.  There is an
                                         urgent need to raise awareness
                                         of domestic violence and find
                                         effective solutions.  This is
                                         why Verizon employees want to
                                         take a stand, come together as a
                                         community and rally behind the
                                         cause.


    WHEN:                               Monday, October 27, 2014

                                        11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.


    WHERE:                              Verizon Wireless

                                        600 Hidden Ridge

                                        Irving TX 75038

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network. As the largest wireless company in the U.S., Verizon Wireless serves 106.2 million retail customers, including 100.1 million retail postpaid customers. Verizon Wireless is wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. For the latest news and updates about Verizon Wireless, visit our News Center at http://www.verizonwireless.com/news or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Audrey Lundy
Verizon Wireless
972.444.5516
audrey.lundy@verizonwireless.com

/PRNewswire/ -- Oct. 24/

SOURCE Verizon Wireless